Senior Engineering Manager

True North Talent Limited; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy processing company is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in the UK to lead their engineering team and manage CAPEX projects. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and experience in a large-scale process industry. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development within a supportive and diverse environment.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Benefits package

Opportunities for personal growth

Qualifications

• Recent experience in senior management within a large process-based company.
• High-pressure leadership experience with stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of H&S and food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the engineering team’s growth.
• Manage CAPEX projects and daily site activities.
• Drive safety culture within the engineering department.

Skills

Leadership in engineering

Project management

H&S and food safety knowledge

Budgetary control skills

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

Saputo Inc is one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world employing over 19,000 people and the UK division is home to some of the UK’s most loved dairy brands including Cathedral City, Clover, Country Life, and Vitalite.

Reporting into the Site Director, they are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager who will work closely with site leadership and support the Site Director in their day-to-day and strategic delivery of site business objectives.

What will you be doing?

• As Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the leadership, organisation, control, CAPEX projects, and development of the engineering team.
• You will ensure the continuous development of the skills and capabilities of the engineering department to support the delivery of long-term goals.
• You will lead, mentor and inspire the engineering team, providing guidance, support and professional development opportunities.
• You will manage and coordinate others to deliver daily site activities, including planning, scheduling, and execution.
• The Senior Engineering Manager will drive a positive safety culture within the engineering department and its customers.

About You…

• Possess recent prior experience with senior management responsibilities within a large-scale process-based company, preferably food or FMCG.
• Demonstrate your leadership skills in high-pressure moments and your experience as a people manager, with a track record of effectively communicating and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to demonstrate strong H&S, food safety, GMP and environmental knowledge. NEBOSH is desirable, although not a prerequisite.
• Capable of effective project management, meeting financial and time-related deadlines.
• It is essential that you enjoy building relationships across all levels of the business—from senior leadership to the factory floor—and see the value in being hands-on and visible.
• As Senior Engineering Manager, you must be highly IT literate, with strong budgetary control skills.

So, what can they offer you?

On top of a market leading salary and benefits package, you will join an organisation that cares deeply about the health and well-being of their people and where safety is a top priority. Additionally, a business with an established growth strategy and one that focusses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, mental health, volunteering and mentoring.

This is also a site that has recently been through a multi-million pound investment.

You will also have the opportunity to:

• Be part of a growing business, based on incredibly well invested brands, products, supply chains and people.
• Work with a diverse product and business mix, across multiple
• categories, channels and countries.
• Work in a fast-paced environment that’s continually evolving around its customers, people and product base.
• Work in an environment that offers empowerment and the opportunity to grow and develop in your own way.

We are seeking applications from talented Senior Engineering Managers, Heads of Engineering, Chief Engineers who live within Warwickshire, Coventry, Rugby, Lutterworth, Tamworth, Birmingham, East Midlands, or who are open to relocating.

How to Apply

If you have the desired qualifications and experience, please send your CV to our retained consultant Emma Symonds quoting ES/EMS or call 0161 399 1575 / 07564 579301 for a confidential discussion.

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